I had these headaches and neck pain for 3 months and my doctors and PT did not alleviate the condition at all. In fact, it was getting worse. Just to try it, I discarded my pillow completely and just slept with my head on the mattress mostly sleeping on my back but also on the sides. It's hard to do to begin with but one slowly gets used to it.Within a couple of days there was a noticeable improvement in the condition and now after a couple of weeks the headaches have gone and mobility has improved about 50%. It may not work for everyone but, from my experience, it's worth a try.

@Natureloving43

4 ай бұрын

Is it gone?

Amazing!!! Thanks for this!!!

Tim, your treatment for Cervicogenic Headaches and clear explanation make a big difference. thanks !

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helps!

Highly recommend Tim as a physio. I've spent most of my life with chiropractors with some success but mostly needing treatment again. In the last two yrs I had a reoccurring chronic headaches, painful pinching in my neck + shoulder and chronic pain in my hip. After seeing Tim a few times and incorporated some of the exercises he taught me I am now pain free and have been for 5 months. I'm very grateful to have found Tim. If you get the chance to see him in Sydney, don't hesitate!

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great feedback! Happy to help :)

I already have a predisposition to Cervicogenic headaches and Migraines and 2 days ago I fell carrying my 5 year old daughter, twisted to protect her from the fall, and my head bounced off the footboard of the bed. I already saw an emergency medicine doctor who diagnosed with me a concussion and wished me luck. Here I am 2 days later and my headache is getting substantially worse. So, I'm watching videos I wish were happening to me more than anything. This looks so lovely and relieving.

I get this pain almost every day.. it is the absolute worst. I swear I think a lot of people suffer from this pain from looking down on their phones all day. Between the posture and your constant focus on a little screen, it’s no wonder people suffer from both neck pain and migraines.

@user-wh5ir4fo4r

3 ай бұрын

I have troubles with working at home. My floor dips in the middle so if I'm in a regular chair, not only is my spine hyperextended, but I'm looking down because I need higher desk risers. I also need to actually use the ergonomic chair they provided. I'm my own worst enemy sometimes.

Thank you for showing me a massage in the shoulder and neck and head It gets painful around that area for me 🥺 .

I’ve been dealing with this very intensely since oct last year. Massage helps relieve the headache thankfully, even just a few minutes on my shoulder helps my head neck and jaw. Still need to manage and work out the triggers exactly

Thank you very much...

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

I am a diagnosed chronic migrainer but I do think some of my headaches that I think are migraines are cervicogenic. I have scoliosis and it has put a lot of pressure on my C-spine. Traction helps.

I suffer from this very often, several times a day, it could be continuous if I wasn't vigilante about it. It can start first thing in the morning, especially weekends. This is as particlar postures in bed, especially while awake or after having moved slightly can cause it. It can also come from looking down and bending over for extended periods. I've found that if I don't get up and fix it quick enough in the mornings, it will stay with me the entire day no matter what I do. For the first 20 minutes you can get rid of it, but once it's in the eyes and cheeks it's too late. It is for me, linked to either c3 or c2 like you say, but maybe also a disk between my should blades, maybe not. I recognised a huge increase after damaging my upper traps, so I think it's more likely the top of the spine. I've found balancing my head on my kneck in such a way as to allow my kneck muscles to relax, and jostling my head slightly while pressing the disks in my kneck usually helps. Sometimes I'll use something like the collar on my shirt, unfold it and wrap it around my kneck and pull it closed to create even pressure, and while doing this i might lean my head left or right to crack a disk into place. Seconds after the headache is gone. If I catch it before it's too late that is. Also, collars are sometimes responsible for triggering the pain, for applying pressure to only a particlur region and not allowing full movement of your head. Also, sitting on the tail of my dressing gown can make it start to happen, as it stops you from being able to extend your back fully. It doesn't seem like it at first, but it definitely can be what triggers it. It almost always does for me. Not having the right sized pillow does it too. It's horrible.

@royalrajput5611

Жыл бұрын

Has it approved? Same for me still suffering

@C.D.J.Burton

Жыл бұрын

@Royal Rajput @Royal Rajput It's difficult to say re the long term, I imagine it will get worse with time rather than better. I am more pushed towards thinking It's from a damaged shoulder which results in neck issues too. I used to sleep on my shoulder a lot. Now I sleep with my arm in the "C" of "YMCA" position, and also regularly releive pain by holding it in this position when awake too. I will raise my arm until there's a significant cruch/click, the feeling of fresh blood rushing through my veins will also indicate when I'm doing it right. But also, if you wear headphones, motorcycle helmets etc for long periods, this can also add to the issue I've found. Pulling on my ears in such a way as to relieve pressure from the neck-shoulder region has helped too.

@Bigbanks589

Жыл бұрын

I wake up with them, Like today was bad. What position do you sleep in

@cindykostiuk9111

8 ай бұрын

I've suffered from these gor years, finally found a name for it... It's terrible! Only relief I've found so far is Sumatriptan, which is the only way I can get rid of the pain. I'm currently going to a chiropractor but it's slow progress.

@cindykostiuk9111

8 ай бұрын

​@@Bigbanks589me too...sometimes 2 to 3 days in a row. Try Sumatriptan, it takes down the swollen blood vessels, only thing that works for the pain....but can only use 3 days a week so some days I just have to suffer as nothing else works. It's a terrible way to live

Excellent informative

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

👍

Very knowledgeable

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

🙏

This is exactly what I’ve had for months and it never goes away. Then it also triggers migraine. It’s so painful. I’ve finally gotten into a neurologist and she recommended PT. Do you still do all the traction on patients with EDS?

I've been dealing with this for a month and half. It's miserable. I have my first pt session today. I hope it helps.

@leonardogil3462

Жыл бұрын

how did it go? @snowps1

@Edp-jf8zn

Жыл бұрын

ur in pain still plz respomd?

I am having this for the past 4-5 months, I can’t do this myself and I am not sure of physiotherapist 😢

I currently have a horribly painful case of shingles on the right side of the neck and jaw, wrapped around the back of the ear, including the ear, and into the scalp in these areas too. All this causing crushing, intense occipital neuralgia pain in the head above the ear that moves upward. It's like the shingles took the path of the c2-c4 areas and were referred to one whole side of my neck, some of my jaw, back of the head and scalp running up one side of head, plus a bit on the hump and trapezius at the back on the right. Almost like the cervical injury caused the shingles or at least enabled them? Obviously I can't get a chiropractic manipulation or massage while the shingles are in full agonizing bloom.

Thanks for explaining this, I started having the worst headaches in my life in the past 1.5 months and after some investigations turns out I have some osteophytes in my cervical discs , physiotherapy was recommended, I really hope it helps because I can feel my neck muscles and traps sore and everything aggravates if my neck gets stiffer.

@physiorehab

10 ай бұрын

Hope it does too!

Went skydiving last month and it feels like this is what’s going on with me. Headaches every day.

@jordyquiroz5649

Жыл бұрын

Been to the doctor/ER ct scan came back good No one can seem to find what’s wrong with me..

@preachermanjraow3354

Жыл бұрын

You need to see a physiotherapist.. it wil help take away the pains....

I am mom for six months old baby I have a c section cervicogenic headache symptoms I had.. what can I do..Its really terrible

What if you have cervical instability?

Mostly i get pain when i get hotflushes and feeling hot.what is the reason behind it?

I have cervical spondylitis in my neck

I have cervicogenic headache and occipital neuralgia. Hopefully this can help me between Botox injections. Thanks.

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Hope so!

@ZenGrammy

Жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab - it does help. I do it myself so it has limitations but I am very good at tweaking exercises . Thanks again.

Do you know anyone in Southern California that does this?

@physiorehab

10 ай бұрын

Sorry I don’t!

Can you please help me with why I get headaches after my therapeutic neck Cervicogenic message ? I unfortunately had to stop getting them . Also had vertigo while I was on the table . Can you help me . Please and thank you 😢

@michaels999

Жыл бұрын

Same exact thing happens to me

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Go for the exercises and strengthening instead

@BrownSugarGal

Жыл бұрын

Same happen to me how do I get better it’s been a week?

@BrownSugarGal

Жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab same thing happened to me and I’ve been having a headache on one side of my head for a week now any suggestions?

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

@@BrownSugarGal perhaps see the physio?

This has completely destroyed my life, 5 years misdiagnosed for everything cluster headaches for the last 2 years now to discover it’s this and waiting for weeks for orthopedic dr but CANT SLEEP, CANT LAY DOWN, and I’m in hell…